Final Rule to Delay Effective Date for Increasing the CLASS Instructional Support Domain Competitive Threshold
Log Number: ACF-OHS-PI-24-07 | Issuance Date: 11/06/2024
Designation Renewal System
The Designation Renewal System (DRS) holds Head Start agencies accountable for delivering high-quality and comprehensive services to the children and families they serve, and meeting program and financial requirements. The DRS establishes seven conditions to determine whether programs qualify for continued Head Start funding for five years without competing for those funds with other local agencies. Open competitions are held in communities in which a program meets one or more specified conditions. In this case, interested agencies may apply to provide Head Start services in that area through a funding opportunity announcement (FOA). Any agencies that do not meet one of the seven DRS conditions become eligible to receive a new five-year grant noncompetitively. The DRS was established in 2011 and revised in 2020.
Using CLASS® for Quality Improvement in the Designation Renewal System
The Designation Renewal System Final Rule makes important changes to the Classroom Assessment Scoring System condition. Dr. B explains how these changes promote a growth mindset and support continuous improvement.
Use of Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) in Head Start Programs
This resource will help you understand how CLASS® can be used for professional development and will explain how it is used within OHS for program monitoring purposes.
Data on Improving Quality in Head Start Programs
Four reports provide evidence that, since the last reauthorization, quality in Head Start has increased across the country..
1304.11 Basis for determining whether a Head Start agency will be subject to an open competition.
This standard outlines the basis for determining whether a Head Start agency will be subject to an open competition.
1304.16 Use of CLASS: Pre-K instrument in the Designation Renewal System.
This standard describes the use of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS): Pre-K instrument in the Designation Renewal System to conduct observations.
Awardees Resulting from DRS Cohort 4
Awardees Resulting from Designation Renewal System (DRS) Cohort 4
Awards Made for DRS Cohort 4 Service Areas
Report on Head Start Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) Data
Explore this report based on data from the fiscal years 2012-2015 regarding the use of the CLASS Pre-K® instrument during monitoring reviews of Head Start grantees.